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blow away

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blow away
震惊

Date: Aug 18 2011

Themes: Family

Quote

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“She’s just so loving, caring, and genuine. It just blows me away how amazing she is.”

- Singer Robin Thicke talking about his wife. (Us Weekly)

“她是如此深情、体贴和真诚。她完美得令我震惊。”
—歌手罗宾·西克 (Robin Thicke) 谈到他的妻子时深情道来。(《美国周刊》)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

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amaze; really impress or annoy; astound

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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The R & B singer Robin Thicke blows his fans away with his music. But his wife blows him away just by being herself.

When the wind is very strong, it can carry things off, or blow them away. For example, on a windy day, you might have to worry about your hat blowing away. But the expression blow away also has another meaning. If something blows a person away, it probably doesn’t carry him off. It impresses or amazes him. Robin’s wife amazes him with how amazing she is!

There are many other expressions that use the verb blow. When something blows over, it becomes less strong or goes away, as in, “Her anger blew over after a couple days.” And to blow through means to pass through or complete something very quickly, as in, “I blew through the novel I was reading in three days.”

Robin is blown away by how loving and genuine his wife is. What qualities blow you away in a person? Who in your life blows you away?

Examples

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“I didn’t expect to like Avatar, but it actually blew me away.”

“I was blown away by how awesome the concert was.”

“Sam can’t believe he’s about to graduate college. It blows him away.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Talia Do To affect intensely; overwhelm.
by Talia Do
dearpesar shocked me, amaze me
by dearpesar
Manu4 Something impacting, something impressive
by Manu4
Bojana to overwhelm a person; to excite a person very much
by Bojana
surprise, impress or overwhelmed someone
by Bitten by an Arab bug
pixipi to make a strong impression on someone
by pixipi
cubi1604 Amaze me.
by cubi1604
kokoboko to make smb very much surprised
by kokoboko
 julito Hi is overwhelmed by his wife actitude
by julito

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Nidia J

Nidia J

Colombia

I like


07:38 PM Jul 19 2012 |

Chris_H

Chris_H

Germany

people who lives without any technical stuff, energy and just can lives for the moment every day, blows my away.

01:46 PM Aug 19 2011 |

MUHAMMAD92

MUHAMMAD92

Saudi Arabia

severe admiration.

03:59 AM Aug 19 2011 |

nour_2

nour_2

Syrian Arab Republic

If a person is sincere,honest ,
...not malignant ,with a heart of child Smile 


...dedicated in his work,


....extrovert


...when he loves , he loves from his deep heart & not only for superficial things


...holds 2 personalities:the sense of humor,and being serious in his life and in his hard times….
HE WILL BLOW ME AWAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Cool

11:27 PM Aug 18 2011 |

mohmed ahmed

Morocco

Foot in mouth

10:40 PM Aug 18 2011 |

dkattleya

dkattleya

Indonesia

Being responsible, sincere and has sense of humor..that kind of person blows me away :)

09:23 PM Aug 18 2011 |

MONY----

MONY----

Egypt

surffing the internet blow me away when I can meet friends and discove new horizons

07:58 PM Aug 18 2011 |

Tinalala

Tinalala

China

it should be blown*

04:23 PM Aug 18 2011 |

Tinalala

Tinalala

China

i’m blew away by my friend’s honesty,she is always so nice and cute.

04:20 PM Aug 18 2011 |

haidenabian

China

the big wind blow away by clothes also with my bad mood

11:48 AM Aug 18 2011 |

李怀玉

China

Love, respect and obsession

10:59 AM Aug 18 2011 |

handrex

handrex

Morocco

im really so happy for that and i just want to make friends here and everybody enjoy 

07:24 AM Aug 18 2011 |

Kotisha

Kotisha

Russian Federation

Dancing blows me away!

06:29 AM Aug 18 2011 |

CClarence

CClarence

China

Atracting someboy.

02:13 AM Aug 18 2011 |

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